Expired
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified September 1, 2026
Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS)
Arizona AHCCCS is offering up to $8.5 million per budget year for rural and rural Tribal behavioral-health expansion across mobile and digital care, workforce recruitment and training, and suicide, trauma and substance-use prevention. Applications close August 31, 2026 at 3:00 PM MST.
Required next actionArchived on August 31, 2026 after the 3:00 PM Arizona time deadline passed. Monitor AHCCCS for any Behavioral Health and SUD Expansion successor funding under Arizona Rural Health Transformation.
Needs Review - deadline conflict; new outreach paused
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified September 16, 2026
Utah Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
Utah DHHS still lists SHIFT 3.3 Rural EMS applications due September 20, 2026 at 11:59 PM MDT, but the current Utah DPS/BEMS FAQ and linked EUNA NOFO narrative list September 13, 2026 at 11:59 PM MDT. Atlas cannot verify that the application window is currently open, so new applicant outreach remains paused pending explicit authoritative confirmation.
Required next actionKeep new applicant outreach paused. Do not treat the September 20 date as controlling unless Utah BEMS or EUNA expressly confirms an extension, reopening, or current submission window. Preserve prior successful sends and reverify the live deadline before any submission.
Expired
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified September 1, 2026
Ohio Department of Health
Ohio Department of Health is accepting proposals to establish or expand rural clinically integrated networks and Rural Health Innovation Hubs across 73 non-urban Ohio counties. The RFP has up to $61.7 million available, with proposals due September 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET.
Required next actionDo not submit a new DOH59718 proposal. Monitor the Ohio Department of Health for award notices, rural network and innovation-hub implementation guidance, amendments and successor Rural Health Transformation solicitations; preserve governance structures, partner commitments and cost models for future rounds.
Implementation / Procurement Watch — hospital grant agreements executed September 16, 2026
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified September 24, 2026
Connecticut Department of Social Services (DSS)
Connecticut DSS finalized $50 million in Rural Health Transformation Program right-sizing and infrastructure agreements on September 16, 2026, including $46 million for Day Kimball, Sharon, Windham and Charlotte Hungerford hospitals and $3.98 million for Mathematica technical assistance. These are executed implementation awards, not a new public applicant round. Atlas is monitoring hospital and state procurement channels for resulting telehealth, virtual-care, remote-monitoring, equipment and implementation opportunities.
Required next actionDo not create new applicant outreach from the executed hospital awards. Monitor Connecticut DSS, CTSource and the procurement channels of Day Kimball Hospital, Sharon Hospital, Windham Hospital and Charlotte Hungerford Hospital for project-specific solicitations, vendor registrations and implementation notices. Day Kimball has confirmed that planning and procurement will proceed on separate timelines for advanced imaging, digital infrastructure, virtual health and tele-specialty services. Evaluate N9+ and QC Healthcare only against a future controlling procurement or hospital-led partner request.
Funding Watch — broader Maryland Rural Health Transformation Program pipeline; first-round RHTP awards are in implementation and no new statewide RHTP application deadline is currently published.
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified September 23, 2026
Maryland Department of Health (MDH)
Maryland's Rural Health Transformation Program remains a high-priority Funding Watch. MDH reports a $168.18 million Budget Period 1 award, $163.7 million in planned subawards and $134.8 million expected through competitive procurement processes. Current verified future pathways include school-based health-center expansion and mobile units, HIE connectivity and AI-enabled workflows, telehealth infrastructure, technology-enabled chronic-disease management, mobile integrated health/community paramedicine, behavioral health and workforce.
Required next actionPre-position rural Maryland projects around the state's verified pipeline: school-based health-center expansion and mobile units, HIE connectivity and AI-enabled workflows, centralized telehealth infrastructure, technology-enabled chronic-disease management, mobile integrated health/community paramedicine, behavioral-health expansion, rural workforce and value-based care. Track MDH and partner procurement channels for the next controlling notice, then verify applicant eligibility, award size, allowable costs, match, deadline and submission mechanics before outreach or budgeting.
Funding Watch
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified September 22, 2026
New York State Department of Health
New York's first $76.2 million Rural Community Health Integration application round is closed, but CMS confirmed on September 4, 2026 that approximately $76 million is now being delivered to strengthen rural regional networks, technology-enhanced primary care, workforce training and care coordination. Atlas tracks the next verified New York RHTP funding or procurement opportunity rather than treating implementation funding as a new open application.
Required next actionPre-position for New York's next verified RHTP funding or procurement opportunity. Document rural service geography and access gaps, assemble hospital/FQHC/behavioral-health/public-health/community partnerships, and build implementation-ready concepts around technology-enhanced primary care, telehealth, eConsults, workforce, remote-supported training and cybersecurity. Monitor NYSDOH for the next official notice; do not treat the September 4 CMS implementation announcement as a new open application.
Upcoming
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified September 23, 2026
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS)
Pennsylvania DHS has closed its earlier 2026 Rural Health Transformation rounds but has published a specific pipeline of future opportunities spanning community paramedicine, EMS, maternal remote monitoring, AI and digital infrastructure, mobile health, workforce, EHR/HIO onboarding and rural training. Atlas tracks the next verified notice here.
Required next actionMonitor the Pennsylvania DHS Rural Health Transformation Plan funding-opportunities page for the next controlling notice covering Hospital-to-Home Community Paramedicine, Rural EMS Improvement and Sustainability, Rural Paramedicine and Mobile Health Programs, Reliable Nonemergency Transportation, Maternal Health Remote Monitoring, Digital Infrastructure and Next-Generation AI, Mobile and Digital Health, mobile health unit funding, EHR/HIO onboarding, or rural healthcare workforce awards. Keep this record in Draft until a current opportunity publishes authoritative applicant eligibility, allowable costs, funding terms, deadline, and submission mechanics.
Upcoming
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified September 22, 2026
Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)
Funding Watch Overview Texas is implementing the Rural Texas Strong portfolio under the federal Rural Health Transformation Program. Texas received $281,319,360.67 for Budget Period 1 and has described a multi-year transformation strategy spanning rural prevention and wellness, workforce, infrastructure, technology and care-delivery modernization. Atlas is maintaining this page as a Funding Watch because the major […]
Required next actionPre-position a rural Texas project now and monitor HHSC procurement notices rather than reusing a closed 2026 application. Build an implementation-ready concept around the CMS-approved Rural Texas Strong strategies, including chronic-disease prevention and wellness, patient-facing technology, AI and telehealth, rural workforce recruitment and training, cybersecurity, or equipment and infrastructure modernization. Document the rural service area, current access or capacity gap, eligible lead organization, measurable outcomes, implementation timeline, sustainability and any needed academic, hospital, clinic, EMS or community partners.
Closed
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified September 12, 2026
Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE)
Oklahoma PRIMS Project 695 closed September 11, 2026 at 11:59 PM CT. Atlas is preserving the verified school-health staffing and Medicaid-billing opportunity for award monitoring and successor-cycle intelligence; no new applicant outreach or submission activity is permitted for this closed cycle.
Required next actionApplication closed September 11, 2026 at 11:59 PM CT. Do not initiate new applicant outreach, package creation, or submission activity for this cycle. Preserve existing applicant and send history; monitor OSDH/OSDE for any authoritative reopening, amendment, award notice, or successor PRIMS cycle.
Upcoming
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified September 1, 2026
Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS)
Massachusetts received $162,005,238.13 for the first year of the federal Rural Health Transformation Program. EOHHS says procurements began in summer 2026 and year-one funds subject to procurement are expected to be contracted in fall 2026, so Atlas is tracking the next verified solicitation rather than treating the state award itself as an open grant.
Required next actionJoin the Massachusetts RHTP contact list and monitor EOHHS and COMMBUYS for the next procurement or subaward notice. Pre-position a concise rural project concept tied to one or more state priorities: essential healthcare access, workforce, healthy rural communities, EMS service integration, technology interoperability/connectivity, or facility modernization. Do not assume eligibility or allowable costs until the controlling solicitation is released.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified September 10, 2026
Hawaiʻi Rural Health Transformation Program
Hawaiʻi has received $188,892,440 for FY2026 through the Rural Health Transformation Program. The state plan includes a statewide telehealth network with school and community access points, remote patient monitoring, rural digital infrastructure, EMS and mobile care, workforce development, medical respite, and value-based transformation; downstream provider and vendor application details are still pending.
Required next actionTrack the live HOME RUN Education Award as a separate individual healthcare-workforce opportunity; continue monitoring Hawaiʻi RHTP for provider, hospital, school, health-center, telehealth, technology-vendor, and clinical-service solicitations; do not assume organizational applicant or vendor eligibility until controlling terms are published.
Upcoming
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified September 5, 2026
Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS)
Rhode Island received $156.17 million in FY2026 Rural Health Transformation Program funding and is implementing a five-goal plan spanning rural access, workforce, value-based care, behavioral and maternal health, and technology integration. Downstream provider, partner and vendor solicitations are not yet broadly published, so Atlas is tracking this as a Funding Watch.
Required next actionTreat the September 4 healthcare-workforce/CTE announcement as an awarded/implementation-stage sub-allocation, not an open applicant grant: the RIDE application closed June 15, 2026. Monitor the 14 funded LEAs/schools and Rhode Island agencies for lawful downstream procurements, partner selections and implementation opportunities, including healthcare simulation and clinical-learning technology, while continuing to monitor EOHHS for other RHTP solicitations. Do not assume vendor eligibility or allowable costs until a controlling downstream notice is published.
Upcoming
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified September 23, 2026
Alaska Department of Health
Alaska received $272,174,855.72 for Year 1 of the Rural Health Transformation Program. Year 1 awards are still being announced weekly, and Alaska DOH anticipates a new Year 2 LOI and/or application period as early as fall 2026. The program expressly supports telehealth, remote patient monitoring, diagnostics, interoperability, rural technology, EMS, workforce, behavioral health, maternal health, and innovative care.
Required next actionKeep this as an upcoming funding watch, not an open applicant opportunity. Review the September 23, 2026 Applicant Convening materials and subsequent Alaska DOH updates for controlling Year 2 application dates, eligibility, award amounts, allowable costs and submission requirements. Pre-position high-fit Alaska rural-health, telehealth, remote-exam, RPM, diagnostics, interoperability, EMS, behavioral-health, maternal-health, workforce and innovative-care concepts, but do not begin applicant outreach or direct-vendor activity until DOH publishes a specific eligible funding or procurement path with a verified application window and deadline details.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified September 30, 2026
Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
Iowa HHS Healthy Hometowns funding for rural cardiovascular Hub-and-Spoke Networks, tele-cardiology, diagnostics, chronic-disease management, rehabilitation, workforce, equipment, and remote-patient-monitoring capacity. Mandatory Letter of Intent due October 19, 2026; applications due November 17, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. local Iowa time.
Required next actionIdentify qualified rural Iowa cardiovascular providers or networks, verify the applicable Option 1/2/3 eligibility structure, submit the mandatory Letter of Intent by October 19, 2026, monitor IowaGrants for amendments and Q&A, and prepare the complete IowaGrants application for November 17, 2026 at 12:00 PM local Iowa time.
Expired
Atlas Opportunity Score 98/100
Verified September 5, 2026
North Carolina Community Health Center Association (NCCHCA)
The 2026 PATCH-NC application window closed September 4, 2026. Atlas preserves this high-value rural maternity-care program as successor-cycle intelligence because NCCHCA is seeking additional funding to broaden the initiative beyond the initial 10 rural safety-net provider sites.
Required next actionThe September 4, 2026 application deadline has passed. Do not begin or continue new applicant outreach for this cycle. Monitor NCCHCA for additional PATCH-NC funding or a successor round; preserve eligibility evidence, maternity-access data, family-medicine and specialist relationships, telehealth/EHR readiness, and implementation planning so a future application can move quickly.
Expired
Atlas Opportunity Score 98/100
Verified September 1, 2026
Utah Department of Health and Human Services
Utah's SHIFT 3.4 New Models of Care application window closed September 1, 2026 at 5:00 PM MT. Atlas now retains this $10 million Year 1 rural-care transformation opportunity for award monitoring, partner intelligence, and successor-round planning rather than presenting it as currently actionable.
Required next actionMonitor Utah DHHS for SHIFT 3.4 award announcements, downstream implementation-partner or subcontracting opportunities, any reopened or reallocated funds, and successor RHTP rounds. Do not present the September 1, 2026 application as actionable.
Active — prior NOI filers only; full application due October 14, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET
Atlas Opportunity Score 98/100
Verified September 29, 2026
Florida Department of Education
<strong>Current phase:</strong> The September 16, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET Notice of Intent deadline has passed. The 2026-27 LINE Fund is closed to new applicants, but organizations that timely filed an NOI and received Submittable access may continue toward the October 14, 2026 full-application deadline. FDOE sources conflict on the October 14 cutoff time: the September 2 memorandum states 4:00 PM ET while the current FDOE webpage states 11:59 PM ET. Atlas uses 4:00 PM ET as the conservative control unless FDOE or Submittable resolves the conflict.
Required next actionOnly organizations that timely submitted the September 16, 2026 Notice of Intent and received Submittable access should continue. Confirm program performance eligibility, contributor and contribution documentation, and complete the 2026-27 LINE application in Submittable by October 14, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET.
Closed - FY 2026-27 application deadline passed October 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM PST.
Atlas Opportunity Score 98/100
Verified October 7, 2026
Physicians for a Healthy California (PHC)
Approximately $83.5 million for eligible California ACGME residency and fellowship programs, with direct GME funding for new, expanding and existing positions.
Required next actionPrograms that submitted by the October 6, 2026 deadline should monitor PHC for application-status and award communications. Other eligible California ACGME residency and fellowship programs should monitor CalMedForce and CalMedForce+ for the next application cycle and updated program guidance.
Closed - Monitor for Future RHT Round
Atlas Opportunity Score 98/100
Verified September 12, 2026
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Kentucky currently marks this EMS education and training modernization opportunity as closed. Atlas is monitoring for a future Rural Health Transformation reopening or new round; no new outreach or submissions are authorized while applications remain closed.
Required next actionMonitor the official Team Kentucky Rural Health Transformation funding page for reopening or a new round. Preserve historical outreach and applicant research; do not create new outreach, queue records, or submissions while applications are closed.
Closed
Atlas Opportunity Score 97/100
Verified September 10, 2026
Nevada Health Authority
Closed. The Nevada Health Authority application window for Statewide Health Care Access and Recruitment Program (SHARP), Grant Cycle 1: SFY27 closed on September 9, 2026 by 11:59 PM Pacific Time. Atlas is retaining this record for award monitoring and future-cycle intelligence; no new applicant outreach should begin for this cycle. The RFA identifies $57,900,000 in […]
Required next actionClosed to new applications. Monitor official Nevada Health Authority award updates and future SHARP cycles; do not initiate new outreach for Cycle 1.
